The American Horror Story actor has been cast opposite Mad Men‘s Elisabeth Moss in Hulu’s 10-episode adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale, TVLine has learned. He will play the pivotal role of Commander Fred Waterford.

A founding father of the totalitarian society known as Gilead and a powerful, high-ranking official, Commander Waterford rules the household where Offred (Moss) is a Handmaid. (In the 1990 film adaptation, Robert Duvall played The Commander opposite Natasha Richardson’s Offred.)